Jeff Pierce

I've worked with Ranhee for roughly three years. During that time I've lost track of how many UI / UX prototypes we've created together; it's been a lot. When she first joined the Think Tank Team she was just out of school, and I've watched her grow, develop confidence in her skills, and refine her abilities so that today I can give her a rough description of a user experience and know that she'll produce something great.

In addition to her skill in the mechanics of design, she's also developed a real sense for user needs, so that she can not just create a compelling design given an experience description, she can also improve the initial vision for the experience by challenging possible weaknesses and proposing changes that make it better. She's become a valued contributor when we brainstorm new user experiences as well as when we prototype them.

Ranhee is also a joy to work with: she's hardworking, dependable, responsible, organized, and proactive about anticipating project needs. I can ask her to tackle something and never have to follow up. And as she's gained in experience, she's started to identify and plan for future needs on her own, showing signs that she'll eventually make a great project and design lead.

In short, Ranhee is both a talented designer and a great team member. I recommend her wholeheartedly.

Alan was a core part of teams I led for two projects during our time together in the UX Innovation Lab at Samsung Research America. For the first project, he tackled much of the back-end: getting the server up and running, accessing and processing data from a remote service, and tackling a bunch of other tasks that allowed me to concentrate on creating the front-end experience. For the second project our roles were reversed; Alan handled creating the Android front-end while I created the service that backed the experience. As a result, I can confidently state that Alan can tackle pretty much any technical task you throw at him: front-end, back-end, ops, you name it. He was always ready and willing to take on any technical task that needed to get done, and furthermore he'd do it quickly and efficiently.

In addition to being strong technically, Alan is also a great person to work with. He's easy-going and seems to be almost unflappable, he has interesting ideas for how to approach creating new products and services, and his sense of humor makes working with him both productive and enjoyable. I hope that at some point we'll find an opportunity to work together again.